DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 06/14 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 64.4 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3343 - - 5639 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2715 - - 4048 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4232 - - 6528 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3330 - - 1199 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 319 - - 328 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 20 - - 22 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 313 - - 314 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 9 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -5 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 809 - - 2380 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3424 - - 4149 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -660 - - 791 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 4892 - - 5737 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 94 - - 87 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 90 - - 80 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 65.1 - - 64.4 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 53.1 - - 49.5 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 64.5 - - 64.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 51.8 - - 48.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 117 - - 68 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3343 - - 5639 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 75 - - 47 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 8 - - 6 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98895 31 087 25 101 98895 91420 25 088 25 090 91420 85662 19 098 16 076 85662 80876 19 079 14 085 80876 76757 12 070 11 092 76757 73116 11 112 6 100 73116 69817 8 086 6 076 69817 66779 2 031 7 060 66779 63955 3 225 8 341 63955 61229 8 290 8 267 61229 58386 11 309 12 299 58386 55429 46 282 41 285 55429 52608 47 256 51 262 52608 50074 44 243 46 258 50074 47812 45 268 55 262 47812 45764 60 270 53 264 45764 43887 70 274 58 273 43887 42155 79 272 69 278 42155 40553 82 269 81 277 40553 39061 79 271 81 275 39061 37662 75 274 78 279 37662 36319 73 277 74 282 36319 34966 72 278 71 277 34966 33566 66 277 59 277 33566 32116 49 289 54 283 32116 30596 45 309 52 287 30596 28995 44 316 53 288 28995 27312 42 320 55 289 27312 25546 40 326 56 291 25546 23701 38 330 51 292 23701 21784 35 331 43 295 21784 19792 30 314 35 301 19792 17723 33 285 30 309 17723 15614 40 274 31 312 15614 13586 40 281 36 313 13586 11752 36 290 37 314 11752 10130 35 301 34 321 10130 8695 33 307 33 326 8695 7431 20 307 23*312 7431 6318 19 305 23*312 6318 5329 20 308 23 313 5329 4455 21*311 23 313 4455 3682 21*312 23 314 3682 2988 21 313 22 315 2988 2374 21 313 22 315 2374 1862 21 314 21 316 1862 1467 20 314 21 316 1467 1196 20 313 19 316 1196 1032 18 314 17 316 1032 937 14 313 13 315 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography